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Influence of Profiles and Concentrations of Phenolic Compounds in the Coloration and Antioxidant Properties of Gaultheria poeppigii Fruits from Southern Chile

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Chaura (Gaultheria poeppigii) is a plant species native from Southern Chile, which produces a berry fruit with potential beneficial health effects due to its content of phenolic compounds. The qualitative and quantitative determination of the phenolic compounds from fruits of different colored genotypes (white-, pink- and red-colored) collected from the Osorno volcano and the Conguillío National Park (CNP) in southern Chile were analyzed by mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS) and HPLC-DAD, respectively. The total content of phenolic compounds was evaluated by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, and its antioxidant activity by the CUPRAC, TEAC and DPPH methods. Four anthocyanins were detected, with glycosylated derivatives of delphinidin and cyanidin being the most abundant. Fruits with more coloration had higher anthocyanin concentrations. Six flavonols were detected, with quercetin derivatives being the most abundant. The highest concentration of total flavonols reached 0.41 mg g−1 in red colored fruits. The profiles of phenolic compounds showed differences between fruits depending on both the color and the area of collection. Finally, it would be interesting to evaluate the genetic profiles of chaura to determine whether this variation in phenolics and colorations is dependent on the geographical location or dependent on the genotype of the plant.

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    Paulina Oyarzún, Pablo Cornejo & Antonieta Ruiz

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Paulina Oyarzún: Validation, Investigation, Writing original draft; Pablo Cornejo: Formal analysis, Data curation; Sergio Gómez-Alonso: Resources, Review & editing; Antonieta Ruiz: Conceptualization, supervision, Writing - review & editing, Project administration, Funding acquisition.

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Oyarzún, P., Cornejo, P., Gómez-Alonso, S. et al. Influence of Profiles and Concentrations of Phenolic Compounds in the Coloration and Antioxidant Properties of Gaultheria poeppigii Fruits from Southern Chile. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 75, 532–539 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-020-00843-x

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